Last year MSH had great success with our Enjoy the City fundraiser orchestrated by our very own Adrianna. We are doing it again and need your help. We sell our Enjoy the City coupon books for $20. They come with hundreds of coupons for vendors in and around the Montgomery area. The book value is easily recovered after using only a few coupons. But, beyond that, every book you purchase helps MSH meet its budgetary obligation. This year, more than ever, we need your help raisin

Secondary Students- opening followed by singing “What a Wonderful World” Good morning. Welcome to the Peace Parade. Each year the International Day of Peace is observed around the world on September 21. The United Nations General Assembly has declared this as a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, both within and among all nations and peoples. The theme of this year’s commemoration is “Partnerships for Peace – Dignity for All”. This year’s theme is designed to hi

We have begun our third full week of school. Things are settling down and routines are coming alive. During the first several weeks of school, considerable energy is spent facilitating the safe space necessary for the children to find their footing and feel comfortable learning. If you are interested in learning more about this period known as the Montessori Normalization Period, you can read our blog post or talk to your child’s teacher. The Normalization Period is well wort

In celebration of the International Day of Peace, Montessori School at Hampstead will hold our 3rd annual Peace Parade on Monday, September 21st. Please join us at the school from 9 am-10 am to see the students walk in the parade, sing songs, and read poetry. As you know, a core mission of our school is promoting peace. We strive to create an environment of mutual respect, empathy, and understanding to help promote safety and peace within the classroom and beyond. We believe

This week, all Montessori School at Hampstead students began French. Once each week our Early Childhood students (Toddler & Primary) will have French once each week. Elementary and Secondary students will have French class twice per week. French, this year, is taught by Mai Dehart and the Hampstead Library is allowing us to use their meeting room as needed. Mai is fluent in English, German, French, Arabic, and Spanish. Should you want to communicate directly with Mai, you ca

Bricks for Kids is another great extracurricular activity offered to our students. During this first six-week cycle, the students will work on building and learning about animals via the creative bricks we know as LEGOS. The older students will build things like spiders and seals, while the younger students will work on pattern recognition through animals like kangaroos and other zoo animals. Montessori School at Hampstead students aged 3-12 are eligible to sign up. Classes f

We’ve reached out to Coach Jan, the resident tennis pro at the Hampstead Tennis Pro Shop. He is interested in working with MSH to schedule tennis classes for students similar to his offerings in the past. These classes would likely be offered at 3:30 pm twice a week and they typically run for six weeks. The cost of the six-week cycle has yet to be determined, but would be in the $125 range. Classes would be offered for our Elementary and Secondary students and students would

You’ve spoken and we are listening. As a way to make paying your invoices more convenient, we are now accepting credit card payments through FreshBooks. If you pay your invoice via Freshbooks’ credit card service, your account will be charged the exact transaction fee we are charged for using the service. That fee will appear on the subsequent invoice to the one you are paying with the credit card. If you pay with your Visa or MasterCard, you account will be charged $0.30 plu

The September 1, 2015 invoices have gone out. Beginning with these September invoices, the contractual late fee of $35 will be automatically added to late invoices. To ensure you receive all communications from Freshbooks (our invoicing system), please check your spam or junk-mail folder for any invoices that might be trapped in email purgatory. Also, your enrollment contract outlines the payment plan you selected. As always, please let us know if you have any questions. To h

We’re excited to begin a new school year in all our curriculum areas, including our farm program. The farm program begins in September and will look a little different this year from how it has in the past. We will continue to have access to the farm and all that it has to offer for our students, but our student’s time on the farm likely won’t start until sometime after September. As exciting changes take place at the Hampstead Farm, we are overwhelmingly grateful for the sup